State of Hawaii is a group of islands of 132 islands. Of these, only eight islands are big enough for humans to settle. The rest 124 are very small islets, reefs, and shoals. Here is the list of the eight big islands ordered by size

Hawaii (4,028 sq mi or 10,432 sq km)

Maui (727 sq.mi or 1,883 sq km)

Oahu (597 sq mi or 1,545 sq km)

Kauai (552 sq mi or 1,430 sq km)

Molokai (260 sq mi or 673 sq km)

Lanai (140 sq mi or 364 sq km)

Niihau (70 sq mi or 180 sq km)

Kahoolawe (45 sq mi or 115 sq km)

Main Hawaiian islands ordered by poplation

The list of the seven inhabited islands of Hawaii state ordered by population (2015 estimates rounded to the nearest thousand/hundred)

Oahu (1,000,000)

Hawaii (190,000)

Maui (150,000)

Kauai (70,000)

Molokai (8,000)

Lanai (4,000)

Niihau (200)

Kahoolawe (0)

Main Hawaiian islands with nicknames

State of Hawaii is a group of islands of 132 islands. Of these, only eight islands are big enough for humans to settle. Those eight islands with their popular nicknames